ORDER :

RULE. Learned APP waives service of notice of Rule for and on behalf of the respondent – State of Gujarat.

1. By way of the present application under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (for short “ BNSS ”), the applicant accused has prayed to release him on anticipatory bail in the event of his arrest in connection with the FIR being C.R. No.11216010240369 of 2024 registered with Pethapur Police Station, District Gandhinagar for the offences punishable under Sections 115(2), 352, 351(3), 189(2), 190, 191(2), 191(3) and 324(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (for short “ BNS ”) and section 135 of the Gujarat Police Act.

2. Learned advocate for the applicant submits that the applicant has nothing to do with the offence and the applicant is not even named in the FIR and was not present at the scene of offence. The alleged incident took place with the driver namely Bhupatji Thakor of the present applicant and merely because the applicant is the owner of Eicher vehicle involved in the offence, applicant is implicated as accused though he has not made any assault and no any overt act is attributed to the applicant. It is alleged that alongwith accused